president obama and the first family ended their ten-day trip to hawaii. today the president will host a web chat with supporters and, yep, you guessed it, iowa. much of the nation is still suffering from declining real estate prices brought on by economic bubble. iowa is enjoying a real estate boom. the price of farmland climbed from 17% from 2007 to 2010. barry peterson reports. >> reporter: welcome to dallas, iowa, population not quite 550. on a recent chilly morning, it seemed hatch the town was packed into the local community center. the occasion was a land auction. presiding, a man who calls himself the dirt dealer. >> when farmers make money, they buy one of two things usually -- iron or dirt. i sell both. >> reporter: for 30 years jeff obreck has been in the farm equipment and land business and business is booming. >> there's been no better time in our history to sell a farm than today. >> reporter: while real estate values continue to fall in much of america, values for farmland soared here 32% in 2011. the biggest gain ever. the upsurge is driven